Introducing: the Mother's Knot!
Since the introduction and success of Steve Walker's "Father's Knot" a few years ago, we've known we needed to design a "Mother's Knot" as well. This design celebrates the unconditional love between mother and child, combining the trinity knot, infinity symbol, and the form of a child safe in her mother's arms — just in time for Mother's Day!
From Customer Request to Original Design
This design started with a request to model a pendant after a customer's "Celtic motherhood knot" tattoo a year or two ago. That custom piece pleased our client, but the thin lines and very open spacing are not well suited for jewelry. Besides that, while it's a very popular tattoo design, it's not an original of ours so we didn't feel comfortable offering it to the public.
The Inspiration
The popular "motherhood knot" tattoo featuring a trinity knot and abstract mother-child form. We used this as a starting point to create our own original design better suited for jewelry.
Designing the Mother's Knot
Fast forward to March 2017 and the Lindsays (that's Lyndsay B. & Lindsey T. — we've got two!) were discussing things we really, really need to design this year. The Mother's Knot topped the list. So Lyndsay B. got to work on a few sketches that included the Trinity knot shape of the popular tattoo with two of the design elements Steve had included in the Father's Knot: the heart and infinity knot.
Preliminary sketches for our new Mother's Knot jewelry — the third design won!
In the end we decided most moms have way too much heart jewelry, and that we really felt the third sketch was the most balanced and pleasing to the eye.
The Symbolism: Three Layers of Meaning
In our final Mother's Knot design we included:
- A child safe in her mother's arms — The abstracted form of a mother cradling her child, representing the protective love and nurturing bond between mother and child.
- Trinity knot (triquetra) — A traditional religious symbol of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but sometimes seen to represent three ages of women (child, mother, and grandmother) and the special bond between the three generations.
- Infinity knot — Passes through the form of the mother and child to represent the never-ending and unconditional love a mother has for her children.
From Sketch to Sterling: The Making Process
Jeweler Lyndsay B. pierces out the master earring model from sterling silver sheet
Our craftspeople create each design by hand, starting with a master model carved or pierced from sterling silver sheet. This master is then used to create molds for lost-wax casting, allowing us to produce multiple pieces while maintaining the detail and quality of the original.
Unpolished rough castings from our first batch of Mother's Knot pendants and earrings
Perfect for Mother's Day
The finished Mother's Knot pendant — ready to celebrate all our moms and grandmas!
We have them ready just in time to celebrate all our moms and grandmas do for us this Mother's Day! Available in pendants, earrings, and rings in both sterling silver and 14K gold.
Mother’s Knot Jewelry:
Shop Mother's Knot Jewelry for Mother's Day
Give Mom a meaningful gift that celebrates the eternal bond between mother and child. Handcrafted in Andover, NY since 1984.
Mother's Knot Pendant → All Celtic Pendants →Explore More Celtic Gifts for Mom
- The Father's Knot — The companion design that inspired the Mother's Knot
- Celtic Origins of Mother's Day — The Irish and Celtic roots of this special holiday
- Mother's Day Traditions — How to celebrate with Celtic heritage
- Symbolism of Celtic Knotwork — Understanding trinity knots and infinity symbols
- Meet the Walker Metalsmiths Team — Learn more about Lyndsay B., Lindsey T., and our craftspeople
About Walker Metalsmiths
Founded by Stephen Walker in 1984, Walker Metalsmiths employs a team of talented craftspeople including Lyndsay B. and Lindsey T., who collaborated to create the Mother's Knot design. Each piece is handcrafted in our Andover, NY workshop with attention to meaningful Celtic symbolism and quality craftsmanship.
Comments on this post (2)
Is there a knot for mother and two children?
— Cheryl Easton
Is there a ring in the mother’s knot? If not are there plans for one and when??
— Anisa Raney